Romenesko notes the debate between new-media evangelist Jay Rosen and The Shallows author Nicholas Carr over whether the Internet is making journalism better. The debate takes place on the website of The Economist; a poll of readers will settle the issue, permanently, forever. (72% say the Internet makes journalism better, so far, but Read More
The stakes have been just been raised significantly in the "Is Jon Stewart a journalist?" debate, thanks to The New York Times. No longer is it merely a question of whether the host occasionally commits journalism. Now it's "Is he the next Walter Cronkite or Edward R. Murrow?"
The question has been raised in light of Read More
Have you ever tuned in to ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption" and thought to yourself, "Eh, this is pretty good, but it'd be better if instead of Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon, they had New York Times reporters Andrew Ross Sorkin and Joe Nocera, and instead of cracking jokes about sports, they had a weird debate Read More
Carolyn Maloney had her second of three debates last night against Republican Ryan Brumberg and vigorously defended her support of the health care reform bill and emphasized her reputation as one of the hardest working members of Congress.
The debate, which also featured Conservative Party candidate Timothy Healy, drew lively yelps and applause from the Read More
